No. 2 seed Sofia Costoulas of Belgium routed No. 7 Priya Nelson of Sacramento 6-2, 6-0 today in the girls 12 quarterfinals at the Junior Orange Bowl on clay in Coral Gables, Fla.
Nelson won the Easter Bowl 12s in March in Indian Wells.
Costoulas will play No. 3 No. 3 Alexandra Eala of the Philippines in the singles-only tournament. Eala beat No. 9 Kayla Cross of Canada 7-6 (5), 6-1.
In the other semifinal, No. 1 Linda Fruhvirtova of the Czech Republic will meet No. 8 Clervie Ngounoue of Washington, D.C
Fruhvirtova lost to Vivan Ovrootsky of San Jose in the final of the Eddie Herr 14s two weeks ago on a hard court in Bradenton, Fla.
Veteran journalist Paul Bauman, based in Sacramento, covers Northern California professional, collegiate and junior tennis. Contact him at norcaltennisczar@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter @norcaltenczar.
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